Without spas, terry-cloth bathrobes would have to make ends meet by taking part-time jobs as car-wash rags and Muppets. Help keep bathwear gainfully employed with today's Groupon to Sammi Gene Salon and Spa in Middlebury. Choose between the following options:

• For $30, you get a 60-minute European body massage (a $60 value).
For $69, you get a 60-minute European body massage and a detoxifying or re-mineralizing seaweed wrap (a $150 value).

The licensed massage therapists and aestheticians at Sammi Gene Salon and Spa delight patrons with relaxing massages and purifying body wraps. During the 60-minute European body massage, a muscle kneader coaxes tension from backs with dedicated strokes, gentle pressure, and promises of trips to the zoo. Clients who opt for the seaweed wrap can choose between two marine-grass modalities. The re-mineralizing seaweed wrap increases skin's capacity for moisture, imbuing it with a refreshed glow and raising the ire of jealous camels, and the detoxifying seaweed wrap first hydrates skin and then siphons away the absorbed fluid, leaving bodies svelte and clean.

Although Sammi Gene Salon and Spa sometimes offers discounts online, this Groupon still represents the best deal available.